Barraged by bad press? Google is now giving you a way to set the record straight. The company recently launched an experimental feature on its Google News site that'll allow any person mentioned in a news story linked to on the site to submit a written response. Google won't be accepting just any response, either; they'll be verifying that the writer is really the person in question by either checking the author's e-mail and phone number against available company information or contacting the writer directly before posting the rebuttal.

If you've been mentioned in a story and want to make a comment, send an e-mail to news-comments@google.com that includes:

• Your comment
• A link to the story you are commenting on
• Your contact details (name, title and organization)
• A way to verify your e-mail address

While this feature is in the testing phase, it provides a new and interesting dimension to Google's aggregated news content by making it more interactive. Though, unless there are serious inaccuracies in a story or some gem of additional information that wasn't shared, it might be best to just keep quiet.